Column total is wrong

C

Carolan

I have a column of figures which is the result of multiplied column A x
Column B. Column B is a multiplier of .001665. The result is shown to two
decimal places. When I total the results in Column B, using formula
=SUM(B1:B2), it gives the result as 11.16 instead of 11.15. Can I fix this
somehow so it gives the correct total?

Example
A Formula in B Result in B
3250.00 =A1x0.001665 5.41
3450.00 =A2x0.001665 5.74
Total 11.16
 
E

Eduardo

Hi,
what happens is that you have more decimals like 5.41 really is 5.41125 and
5.74 is 5.74425 this is why you get 11.16. try using this formula

=FLOOR(SUM(B6:B7),0.01)
 
J

John

Your problem is that cell is rounding the data up. The result is not 5.41.
Its really 5.41125. Result 2 is really 5.74425. Together your true total is
11.1555. Or rounded up to 11.16. You could use another decimal point to give
you a more exact answer.
 

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